Mediterranean food at La Faya

In an outdoor patio overlooking the private beach at Le Meridien Ile Maurice, a friendly waitron serves up a platter of freshly baked flax-seed bread, an exotic mix of apple pickles and chutneys spiced with local herbs, and a test-tube of cream cheese to whet your appetite. You order a Sega, an in-house concoction of rum, lime and sugarcane juice, and sip to the sound of crashing waves. A customizable three-course meal awaits you; appetizers range from cold tomato soup to mushroom ragout, succulent pastas are cooked to perfection, and desserts span chocolate trilogies to marshmallow puddings. A candlelight meal here, with the gentle music playing in the background, a personal touch to the service, and the cosy seaside ambiance, is the perfect way to woo that special someone.